Social Media for Social Good:
Today, Monday 18 August, 2014, Millennium Development Goals supporters and partners around #Nigeria will be advocating for improved Maternal Health in Africa via a Twitter chat. It will be a communications surge of over 500 minutes (approximately 8.5 hours) to put the MDGs front and center in the global conversation.
Here is the schedule:
Topic: Strengthening the capacity of Community Based Organisations to improve Maternal Health in Africa
Leading Organization: Association for Reproductive & Family Health
Twitter Handle: @ARFHng
Topic: Engaging Leaders as Champions for maternal health- Case of Toyin Saraki
Leading Organization: Wellbeing Foundation Africa
Twitter Handle: @wellbeingafrica
Topic: Improving Maternal Health Seeking Behavior through Community Based Volunteers
Leading Organization: Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP)
Twitter Handle: @TSHIP_Nigeria
Topic: Is innovation lacking in efforts to improve Maternal Health
Leading Organization: Development Innovation
Twitter Handle: @devnovate
Topic: Maternal Health forecast for Africa– State of the World’s Mothers report
Leading Organization: Save The Children, Nigeria
Twitter Handle: @SavechildrenNG
Topic: Challenges in reaching Mothers on via social media, the role of online networks
Leading Organization: Digital Media Development Initiative
Twitter Handle: @DMDInitiatives
Topic: Can improving Policy help improve Maternal Health in Africa
Leading Organization: MamaYe Africa
Twitter Handle: @MamaYeNigeria
Facilitator: Esther Agbarakwe
Twitter Handle: @estherclimate
Main Hashtag: #MDG500
Associated hashtags: #MDGMomentum
Feel free to join the conversation and invite your friends over.